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theGuy

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Posted: Nov. 07 2006,11:25

I'm having trouble with my USB mouse. Although it works fine when I'm running DSL from the liveCD, it doesn't work when I'm running my fresh hard drive installation.

cat-ing /dev/input/mice gives me output when running from the livecd, but nothing from my HD install. Inserting the usb modules doesn't change this, so I don't know what's going on. Could someone help me out here?

Btw, I don't know if it matters or not, but my mouse is wireless. Also, the mouse is very laggy and choppy under knoppix, but works fine with DSL (liveCD, of course).

roberts

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Posted: Nov. 07 2006,14:14

Assumiing that you are using the standard DSL X server. What is the difference between /home/dsl/.xserverrc from the liveCD versus the HD install?

ggallego

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Posted: Nov. 07 2006,20:42

Thank you roberts, I had the same problem with a USB mouse after HD frugal install.

As a DSL (and linux) newbie, I was looking for some /etc/X11/xorg.conf but in DSL there as no such file!

The /home/dsl/.xserverrc in Live CD was pointing to /dev/psaux, and the frugal install was pointing to /dev/input/mice!

For some newbies like I am, the problem:
- After the frugal install, the machine will boot by the HD;
- If your usb mouse doesnot work, you have a problem: the installed /home/dsl/.fluxbox/keys doesnt have a hotkey to access the menu or a hotkey to console (well, after some hours googling I didnt found);

For some newbies like I am, the solution:
- reboot the machine by the CD;
- mount the partition where you create the /home (in my case hda2): mount /dev/hda2 /mnt/hda2
- edit the /mnt/hda2/home/dsl/.xserverrc and change the /dev/input/mice to /dev/psaux
- reboot by HD

Thanks again,

Glauber

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Posted: Nov. 07 2006,20:56

I thought the standard was:
USB mice: /dev/input/mice
PS2 mice: /dev/psaux

Are you sure you have a USB mouse? Usually running xsetup.sh is easier though (maybe you did and that's why it was pointing to /dev/input/mice)

roberts

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Posted: Nov. 07 2006,21:06

Ctrl Alt BackSpace will allow you exit X windows and then type xsetup.sh. Then navigate to select serial mouse which will write a proper .xserverrc file. Typing startx to go back into X windows.

Or if using frugal grub you can enter 'e' to temporarily edit the boot append options and add xsetup option. There are many ways to accomplish the task.

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